The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-09-22
COLUMBUS CHATTER.
The Usual Batch of N, wa From Our Regu
lar correspondent

The Usual Batch OF Ne wa From Our Regu'
lar correspondent IN"
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 10, 1887.
About this ii 9 of the year tits anus
Ing to hear the boys eQuealing. The
sQueal comes from the youths" among
the Republicans who are either fOrtu-
nate or unfortunate enOught to hold
position Of guard or officer at the Penn
ItentiaTy, walter, attendant, nurse or
scme other position at one of the asy-
lums, or an officer, cleI kshlD or scrib
bier about the State House. "Skin
canes" appointed officers, who are run
ming the Republican State campaign
and drawing their salaries regularly
and with prOmptness, and not attending
to the duties Cf the office to which thel
were appointed, have assessed all OF the
persons named three per cent. OF theiI
of their salaries. Skin cane" gets
"a, 1000 year, and he will only have tC
pay $3.50 A guard at the penitentiary
gets only $3.50 and he will have to pay
$23 40. A nurse or an attendant at iht
asylum gets from $500 to $500 year
and they will have to pay from 50 t.
$18 There is no distinction maue oD
account of sex, age or position. All Of
them have to walk up to the Captain
flee and hand over" when they draw
heir monthly salary, or get a slight IN
imatiOn thai come other Repl b.icaD
would be pleased to have their place.
The sQuesling and kicking amor g then
is amusing to listen to. Most OF them
sag they would no. mind paying the as
sessment II there was any probability Of
the Republicans carrying the State this
RnlI hnk iu gn
rough to pay such large assessment,
and at the beginning Of the new year
or shortly thereafter, have to "get uI
and get" and let some Democrat take
their place which they will.
"sKIN CANES GALL"
II there is one thing more than IN
other that "skln cane" Foraker has, II
is gall. That was shown at the Cald-
we'll meeting where Skin cane" opened
the Republican campa g1 In more ways
than one. After the Republican State
Convention had endorsed John Sherman
az the next Republican for President,
"skIn cane" sent word to that well
known knave, Da zell, to have some
placards stuck up about the stand and
in the town, having the inscription.
for Presid mt In 1883, j. B Foraker"
And another specimen { f gall was the
table Cf falsenOOds about the expenses
Of the State institutions under his and
HOa Ily's administration, and saying
that 1t was prepared by the State Board
Of Charities, composed of three RPpub
licRns and three Democrats" Does any
person suppose that John g. Dorpn. OF
the Dayton Demt crat, and n, Il. McFad
dan ~ Tho Gfanhonvflla nu 1atsa fV,.
members of that board ever saw or heard
tell Of that table until they saw 1t 10
Skin canes" speech? Why couldn't he
have told the truth, and told his au
dlenCe 1t was prepared at skin canes"
TfQuest by thar old State leech, ByeTs.
who is called the Secretary of that board
The first thing the Democrats should do
after they get into power, would be to
entirely abolish the useless thing, as II
is of no use, and is only kept up at the
States expense to give Byers and his
family a fat, 81 tft b.
But then skin cane" was worried and
perplexe6 when he made that Caldwell
speech. POwelps Hamilton speech had
not only helped to knock the wind out
Of skin cane." but the Lay Conference
of the M. 4. Churc' /; which had meet
at Mechanicsburg few days before, not
only refused to elect him a lay del
egate to the next General Conference,
OF that church, but they would not per
NIT his name to be mentioned in the
conference as candidate for the place,
although Foraker and some Of his min
isseriRl tools had been working for
months to secure his election. They
said they expected there would be at
that General Conference fraternal
delegation from the Southern Methodist
General Conference, and they did not
wish to see them insulted by a brazen.
faced buffer, as skin cane" proved him.
self to be when he was appointed by the
Bishop q frateFnsl delegate 10 the
Southern Methodist General Conference
at Richmond.
"sKIN CANES" KICKING AND sPLURGING.
Those who have read "skln canes"
Caldwell speech, ss published, and have
intelligence enough to read speech,
which most Of the Republicans nnfor-
tunately have not, could not help but
be amused at the way Skin cane"
kicked aud splurged In trying
to refute and get over Mr.. Powell's able
and convincing arguments In his Open
ing speech at Hamilton. And 1t is said
by those who were present. that the
talk skin cane" made bad more kick
ing and splurgiDg In 1t than the tax
which was printed. The policy of the
Democrats this year taking the lead In
holding their convention. opening the
campaign, and nominating a popular
candidate for Governor. must bs appar.
eDt to even the dulleet Republican com.
prehensi0n. The Democrats In Ohio
this year have shown wisdom In every
political movement they have made,
and the good results of showing that
wisdom will be plainly seen when the
polls close on the first Tuesday
OF next November, and Thomas X. Pow
ell and the whole Democratic State tick
OF and Democratic Legislature In both
branches are tfiumphantly elected, and
"skin cane" Foraker and his gang are